Vision Services

Vision Services in Seattle Public Schools

In Seattle Public Schools, Vision Services are available to students in their neighborhood or assignment school. Services for students who are Visually Impaired are provided on an itinerant basis. Itinerant services include Orientation and Mobility (O & M) and Vision Services, including instruction in Braille.

Vision Services use the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), which teaches the body of knowledge and skills that are needed by students with visual impairments due to their unique disability-specific needs. The ECC supplements the core academic curriculum of general education (language arts, math, health, science, etc.) and is also a framework for assessing students, planning goals, and providing instruction. The Expanded Core Curriculum teaches: